I work as an Applications Engineer. We make O.E. friction material for the auto industry. I work in our Technical Center in Michigan. I have been with the company for 14 years. Started as a production tech and worked my way up. I do not have an Engineering degree. My question is this. Why should that keep me from being in the same salary bracket as the newbie grads we are hiring? Hell. I'm training these guys? What do you think?
2006-08-24 05:42:09 · 6 answers · asked by woodybmi 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It shouldn't matter that you don't have a piece of paper.Someone, including yourself, should make this known to the guys upstairs. You should be getting a pay raise in comparison to your responsibilities not your classroom time.If they argue you could always find out where someone else might need your talents and ber able to compensate you better.If all else fails try to "challenge" college courses.In other words just take the final tests for the classes instead of sitting in class for the rest of your life for things you don't need to learn.
2006-08-24 05:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
The harsh reality is they do have the degree. As such they have "proved" themselves. I can carry that a level higher. I have a PE and as such make more than a graduate engineer. This is the way the world now turns. A degree on average will earn 40%+ more than a person without a degree (the statistics don't lie).
2006-08-24 05:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by Chiller 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately people have gotten it in their heads that you must go some where and pay godawful amounts of money and drink insane amounts of beer and get this piece of paper that says you have learned enough to be taught how to do something in order to get paid a lot of money.
So what we have is 1 college newbies getting over paid 2 old workers that do all the work and teach the newbie how to be a supervisor getting paid a little less that he should....
When you get down to it, your probably over paid too, based on the price of my last new automobile.........
2006-08-24 15:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Chief 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in a field where credentials matter. That's life.
Go back to school and get your degree. There's no other way.
2006-08-24 05:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by AngiesHusband 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to negotiate. Unless your company plays ball, take your experience elsewhere.
2006-08-24 07:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try and get the degree
2006-08-24 05:49:23 · answer #6 · answered by pali@yahoo.com 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋